Shintaro Ikeda

Shintaro Ikeda (池田 信太郎, Ikeda Shintaro, born December 27, 1980 in Fukuoka) is a male badminton player from Japan.

Shintaro Ikeda
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1980-12-27) 27 December 1980
Ōnojō Fukuoka, Japan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
HandednessRight
Men's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking38 (MD) 15 October 2009
8 (XD) 13 December 2012
Medal record
Men's Badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2007 Kuala LumpurMen's doubles
East Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place2009 Hong KongMen's team
BWF profile

Career

Ikeda won the bronze medal in the 2007 BWF World Championships in men's doubles with Shuichi Sakamoto. They were defeated in semifinals by Jung Jae-sung and Lee Yong-dae of South Korea, 16–21, 12–21.

He has taken part at two Olympic Games, competing in the men's doubles with Shuichi Sakamoto in 2008 and the mixed doubles with Reiko Shiota in 2012.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2007 Putra Indoor Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Japan Shuichi Sakamoto South Korea Jung Jae-sung
South Korea Lee Yong-dae
16–21, 12–21 Bronze Bronze


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